Place Value with Thousands

When we take ten hundred-flats
and stack them
end-to-end,
we get one thousand.

Ten hundreds = One thousand.

We write
a thousand as 1000 or 1,000.
The comma , is
used to separate the
"1" of the thousands from the three
other
digits. It just makes it easier to read.

10 hundreds

=

1,000

On this number line you see only whole hundreds marked. In between
each two marks are 99 numbers. Imagine those 99 little lines between 300 and 400!

After
nine hundred, the next whole
hundred is “ten hundreds” or A THOUSAND, 1,000. Remember: Ten
hundreds make a thousand.

Numbers with four
digits are very easy to read. The first of the four digits is in the thousands
place. Just read it as “one thousand”, “two thousand”, “five thousand”, and so
on.

The rest of the three
digits you can read just like you are used to reading three-digit numbers.

One thousandfour hundred fifty-nine

thou-sands

hund-reds

tens

ones

1

4

5

9

Two thousand
eighteen

thou-sands

hund-reds

tens

ones

2

0

1

8

Four thousandseven hundred six

thou-sands

hund-reds

tens

ones

4

7

0

6

The whole hundreds after one thousand continue as:
one thousand,
one thousand one hundred, one thousand two hundred, etc. Many times, people
also read these numbers this way: a thousand, eleven hundred, twelve hundred,
thirteen hundred, etc.

1.
Write the numbers that are illustrated by the models. Sometimes you will need a
zero or zeros.

a.

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

1

3

1

2

b.

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

c.

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

d.

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

e.

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

f.

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

2. Fill in the table.

a. One thousand two
hundred fifty-six

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

1

2

5

6

b. Three thousand five
hundred ninety-four

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

c. Four thousand six
hundred seventeen

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

d. Nine thousand eight
hundred twenty-two

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

e. Six thousand two
hundred eleven

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

f. Five thousand
seven
hundred ninety-nine

thou-
sands

hund-
reds

tens

ones

3. Fill in the table. Now you will need to use a zero or zeros, so be careful!

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